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HBMS Eagle (1774)

Page history last edited by Cy 15 years, 3 months ago

Eagle, 64 Guns


 

Details
Nationality British
Ordered 1771/01/14 B064
Laid Down 1771/04/00 B064
Launched 1774/05/02 B064
Shipyard Rotherhithe B064
Designer John Williams B064
Constructor John & William Wells B064
Rate Third Rate  
Type Ship of the Line  
Out Service 1812/10 B064
Fate Broken Up B064

 

Dimensions
B057   Type Metric
Length of Gundeck 159' 81/2" Imperial Feet 48.67
Length of Keel 131' 3" Imperial Feet 40.01
Breadth 44' 4" Imperial Feet 13.51
Depth in Hold 19' 0" Imperial Feet 5.79
Draught Forward 10' 8" Imperial Feet 3.25
Draught Aft 16' 91/2" Imperial Feet 5.11
Burthen 1,37214/94 Tons BM  

 

Armament
1774 Broadside Weight = 600 B057
Lower Gun Deck 26 British 24-Pounder
Upper Gun Deck 26 British 18-Pounder
Quarterdeck 10 British 9-Pounder
Forecastle 2 British 9-Pounder

 

Crew
Date Men Notes Source
1774 500 Establishment B057

 

Flag Officers
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1776/02 1778/12 Vice-Admiral of the Blue Richard Howe B057
Commanders
Date From Date to Rank/Position Name Source
1776/02 1777/08 Post Captain Henry Duncan B057
1777/08 1778/12 Flag Captain Henry Duncan B057
1777/08 1778/12 Post Captain Sir Roger Curtis B057
1779/02 1783 Post Captain Ambrose Reddall B057
1783 1786/01 Post Captain William Clark B057
1796/06 1796/12 Lieutenant John Gardiner B057
1796/12 1798 Lieutenant George Dyer B057
1798 1802/04 Lieutenant James James B057
1803/07 1805 Lieutenant John Maston B057
1806 1812 Lieutenant George Paul B057

 

Service Record
Date Notes Source
1776/05/11 Sailed for North America B057
1776/07/30 Completed at Woolwich at a cost of £22,552.10.7d to build, 5,283.15 for masts and £7,093.19.1d for fitting B057
1776/09/06 Attacked by the submersible Turtle in New York harbour B057
1778/07/22 At Sandy Hook B057
1778/09/25 Sailed for home B057
1778/12 Began refitting at Portsmouth B057
1779/02 Completed refitting at Portsmouth at a cost of £7,469.3.10d B057
1780/03/07 Sailed for the East Indies B057
1780/12/08 Present at the destruction of shipping at Mangalore B057
1783/01 Coppered at Bombay B057
1786/01 Retruned home and was paid off B057
1794/03 Fitted as a lazarette at Chatham B057
1796/06 Recommissioned as a prison ship inthe Medway B057
1800/08/15 Renamed Buckingham B057
1802/04 Paid off B057
1803/07 Recommissioned as a prison ship at Gillingham B057
1806 Prison ship at Chatham B057

 

Fleets
Fleet Title Commander Date From Date To Source
No Fleets Listed

 

Actions & Battles
Date Source
1782/02/17 Battle of Sadras  
1782/04/12 Battle of Providien  
1782/07/06 2nd Battle of Negapatam  
1782/09/03 Battle of Trincomalee  
1783/06/20 2nd Battle of Cuddalore  

No Notes Entered


 

Sources
Id Link or Description Author
B064 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1793-1817 Rif Winfield
B057 British Warships in the Age of Sail 1714 - 1792 Rif Winfield

Last Updated :2008/12/24 at 22:44:36 by Cy

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